Port Update

Philadelphia / Delaware River & Bay

May 06, 2025

Notices

Moran Shipping Agencies at Port Philadelphia & Wilmington, DE. 
 
Port Security - MARSEC Level 1
Local TimeGMT -5

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Marine Weather
ANZ400-070000-
702 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK
ISLAND DE AND FOR DELAWARE BAY...
 
An upper level low will slowly move northeastward and cross the
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions by Tuesday night, then it will
lift out during Wednesday. A cold front will cross our area
Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Another upper level low
develops across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions Thursday
night and Friday with weak low pressure nearby, then it shifts
northeast on Saturday. A cold front may then move through during
Sunday with high pressure arriving for Monday.
 
ANZ454-070000- Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
702 AM EDT Tue May 6 2025
 
TODAY
S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning. Areas
of fog late this morning. A chance of showers this morning, then
a slight chance of showers and tstms this afternoon. Vsby 1 NM or
less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM late this morning.
 
TONIGHT
S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
SW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE
4 ft at 7 seconds.
 
WED
SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft
at 7 seconds.
 
WED NIGHT
SW winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail:
SE 3 ft at 8 seconds.
 
THU
N winds around 5 kt, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers in the afternoon.
 
THU NIGHT
SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 10 seconds and
NE 2 ft at 3 seconds. Showers likely.
 
FRI
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Showers likely,
mainly in the morning.
 
FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening.
 
SAT
NW winds around 15 kt, diminishing to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
 
SAT NIGHT
SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

Airport Code – Port Philadelphia, PA (PHL)  
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